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I have a question about the usage of "whose" and "of which".
I have learned that
a. Do you see the mountain whose top is covered with snow?
and
b. Do you see the mountain the top of which is covered with snow?
have the same meaning.
Now, please consider
For a nation whose food culture is admired all over the world, Japan depends to a surprising degree on imported food.
If I use "of which" in this, would the correct sentence be
For a nation the food culture of which is …
or
For a nation of which the food culture is …?
relative-pronouns which-who
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I have a question about the usage of "whose" and "of which".
I have learned that
a. Do you see the mountain whose top is covered with snow?
and
b. Do you see the mountain the top of which is covered with snow?
have the same meaning.
Now, please consider
For a nation whose food culture is admired all over the world, Japan depends to a surprising degree on imported food.
If I use "of which" in this, would the correct sentence be
For a nation the food culture of which is …
or
For a nation of which the food culture is …?
relative-pronouns which-who
edited Jun 29 at 8:08
Edwin Ashworth
48.7k986152
asked Jun 29 at 7:14
Yok
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It's probably imported food not important food.
– Kris
Jun 29 at 7:44
See also: English Language Learners This question may already have been answered on this site or on English Language Learners.
– Kris
Jun 29 at 7:49
Oh, yes. Thanks you. That was my mistake.
– Yok
Jun 29 at 7:55
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There is no general rule saying that because a particular rephrasing works in one situation it must work in all similar-looking ones. 'Whose' is a strange beast; it fundamentally refers to people, but its acceptable broadened usage (a toaster whose element has gone) makes it ideal in " ... a nation whose food culture is ..." where 'nation' is arguably abstract but refers to people.
– Edwin Ashworth
Jun 29 at 9:28
Thank you. Yes, it confused me as I thought "a nation" means "a country" in this context.
– Yok
Jun 29 at 13:23
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I have a question about the usage of "whose" and "of which".
I have learned that
a. Do you see the mountain whose top is covered with snow?
and
b. Do you see the mountain the top of which is covered with snow?
have the same meaning.
Now, please consider
For a nation whose food culture is admired all over the world, Japan depends to a surprising degree on imported food.
If I use "of which" in this, would the correct sentence be
For a nation the food culture of which is …
or
For a nation of which the food culture is …?
relative-pronouns which-who
edited Jun 29 at 8:08
Edwin Ashworth
48.7k986152
asked Jun 29 at 7:14
Yok
1
I have a question about the usage of "whose" and "of which".
I have learned that
a. Do you see the mountain whose top is covered with snow?
and
b. Do you see the mountain the top of which is covered with snow?
have the same meaning.
Now, please consider
For a nation whose food culture is admired all over the world, Japan depends to a surprising degree on imported food.
If I use "of which" in this, would the correct sentence be
For a nation the food culture of which is …
or
For a nation of which the food culture is …?
relative-pronouns which-who
relative-pronouns which-who
edited Jun 29 at 8:08
Edwin Ashworth
48.7k986152
asked Jun 29 at 7:14
Yok
1
edited Jun 29 at 8:08
Edwin Ashworth
48.7k986152
asked Jun 29 at 7:14
Yok
1
edited Jun 29 at 8:08
Edwin Ashworth
48.7k986152
edited Jun 29 at 8:08
Edwin Ashworth
48.7k986152
edited Jun 29 at 8:08
Edwin Ashworth
48.7k986152
48.7k986152
asked Jun 29 at 7:14
Yok
1
asked Jun 29 at 7:14
Yok
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asked Jun 29 at 7:14
Yok
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It's probably imported food not important food.
– Kris
Jun 29 at 7:44
See also: English Language Learners This question may already have been answered on this site or on English Language Learners.
– Kris
Jun 29 at 7:49
Oh, yes. Thanks you. That was my mistake.
– Yok
Jun 29 at 7:55
1
There is no general rule saying that because a particular rephrasing works in one situation it must work in all similar-looking ones. 'Whose' is a strange beast; it fundamentally refers to people, but its acceptable broadened usage (a toaster whose element has gone) makes it ideal in " ... a nation whose food culture is ..." where 'nation' is arguably abstract but refers to people.
– Edwin Ashworth
Jun 29 at 9:28
Thank you. Yes, it confused me as I thought "a nation" means "a country" in this context.
– Yok
Jun 29 at 13:23
|
show 4 more comments
It's probably imported food not important food.
– Kris
Jun 29 at 7:44
See also: English Language Learners This question may already have been answered on this site or on English Language Learners.
– Kris
Jun 29 at 7:49
Oh, yes. Thanks you. That was my mistake.
– Yok
Jun 29 at 7:55
1
There is no general rule saying that because a particular rephrasing works in one situation it must work in all similar-looking ones. 'Whose' is a strange beast; it fundamentally refers to people, but its acceptable broadened usage (a toaster whose element has gone) makes it ideal in " ... a nation whose food culture is ..." where 'nation' is arguably abstract but refers to people.
– Edwin Ashworth
Jun 29 at 9:28
Thank you. Yes, it confused me as I thought "a nation" means "a country" in this context.
– Yok
Jun 29 at 13:23
It's probably imported food not important food.
– Kris
Jun 29 at 7:44
It's probably imported food not important food.
– Kris
Jun 29 at 7:44
See also: English Language Learners This question may already have been answered on this site or on English Language Learners.
– Kris
Jun 29 at 7:49
See also: English Language Learners This question may already have been answered on this site or on English Language Learners.
– Kris
Jun 29 at 7:49
Oh, yes. Thanks you. That was my mistake.
– Yok
Jun 29 at 7:55
Oh, yes. Thanks you. That was my mistake.
– Yok
Jun 29 at 7:55
1
1
There is no general rule saying that because a particular rephrasing works in one situation it must work in all similar-looking ones. 'Whose' is a strange beast; it fundamentally refers to people, but its acceptable broadened usage (a toaster whose element has gone) makes it ideal in " ... a nation whose food culture is ..." where 'nation' is arguably abstract but refers to people.
– Edwin Ashworth
Jun 29 at 9:28
There is no general rule saying that because a particular rephrasing works in one situation it must work in all similar-looking ones. 'Whose' is a strange beast; it fundamentally refers to people, but its acceptable broadened usage (a toaster whose element has gone) makes it ideal in " ... a nation whose food culture is ..." where 'nation' is arguably abstract but refers to people.
– Edwin Ashworth
Jun 29 at 9:28
Thank you. Yes, it confused me as I thought "a nation" means "a country" in this context.
– Yok
Jun 29 at 13:23
Thank you. Yes, it confused me as I thought "a nation" means "a country" in this context.
– Yok
Jun 29 at 13:23
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"For a nation whose food culture is admired all over the world, Japan depends to a surprising degree on imported food."
In the given context, the reference is to "nation," not in the sense of a geographical entity but of a people. People have culture, people have food habits.
For an inanimate object, which would work well. For people, we need to use whose. So,
"For a nation the food culture of which is admired all over the world, …" would not work.
HTH.
As for the specific question of what would the sentence structure be when of which is to be used instead of whose, the sentence would be, at least hypothetically,:
"For a nation, … of which …"
Of which cannot simply take the place of whose, they are not the same part of speech, also notice the preposition of, so it goes after the food culture, not before.
"For a nation, the food culture of which is admired all over the world, Japan depends to a surprising degree on imported food."
answered Jun 29 at 7:42
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Sometimes, whose is used for inanimate objects and for animals, but which is never used for human beings. I'd myself prefer not to use whose for inanimate objects and animals and use which instead.
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"For a nation whose food culture is admired all over the world, Japan depends to a surprising degree on imported food."
In the given context, the reference is to "nation," not in the sense of a geographical entity but of a people. People have culture, people have food habits.
For an inanimate object, which would work well. For people, we need to use whose. So,
"For a nation the food culture of which is admired all over the world, …" would not work.
HTH.
As for the specific question of what would the sentence structure be when of which is to be used instead of whose, the sentence would be, at least hypothetically,:
"For a nation, … of which …"
Of which cannot simply take the place of whose, they are not the same part of speech, also notice the preposition of, so it goes after the food culture, not before.
"For a nation, the food culture of which is admired all over the world, Japan depends to a surprising degree on imported food."
answered Jun 29 at 7:42
Kris
32.3k541116
Sometimes, whose is used for inanimate objects and for animals, but which is never used for human beings. I'd myself prefer not to use whose for inanimate objects and animals and use which instead.
– Kris
Jun 29 at 7:48
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"For a nation whose food culture is admired all over the world, Japan depends to a surprising degree on imported food."
In the given context, the reference is to "nation," not in the sense of a geographical entity but of a people. People have culture, people have food habits.
For an inanimate object, which would work well. For people, we need to use whose. So,
"For a nation the food culture of which is admired all over the world, …" would not work.
HTH.
As for the specific question of what would the sentence structure be when of which is to be used instead of whose, the sentence would be, at least hypothetically,:
"For a nation, … of which …"
Of which cannot simply take the place of whose, they are not the same part of speech, also notice the preposition of, so it goes after the food culture, not before.
"For a nation, the food culture of which is admired all over the world, Japan depends to a surprising degree on imported food."
answered Jun 29 at 7:42
Kris
32.3k541116
Sometimes, whose is used for inanimate objects and for animals, but which is never used for human beings. I'd myself prefer not to use whose for inanimate objects and animals and use which instead.
– Kris
Jun 29 at 7:48
add a comment |
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"For a nation whose food culture is admired all over the world, Japan depends to a surprising degree on imported food."
In the given context, the reference is to "nation," not in the sense of a geographical entity but of a people. People have culture, people have food habits.
For an inanimate object, which would work well. For people, we need to use whose. So,
"For a nation the food culture of which is admired all over the world, …" would not work.
HTH.
As for the specific question of what would the sentence structure be when of which is to be used instead of whose, the sentence would be, at least hypothetically,:
"For a nation, … of which …"
Of which cannot simply take the place of whose, they are not the same part of speech, also notice the preposition of, so it goes after the food culture, not before.
"For a nation, the food culture of which is admired all over the world, Japan depends to a surprising degree on imported food."
answered Jun 29 at 7:42
Kris
32.3k541116
"For a nation whose food culture is admired all over the world, Japan depends to a surprising degree on imported food."
In the given context, the reference is to "nation," not in the sense of a geographical entity but of a people. People have culture, people have food habits.
For an inanimate object, which would work well. For people, we need to use whose. So,
"For a nation the food culture of which is admired all over the world, …" would not work.
HTH.
As for the specific question of what would the sentence structure be when of which is to be used instead of whose, the sentence would be, at least hypothetically,:
"For a nation, … of which …"
Of which cannot simply take the place of whose, they are not the same part of speech, also notice the preposition of, so it goes after the food culture, not before.
"For a nation, the food culture of which is admired all over the world, Japan depends to a surprising degree on imported food."
answered Jun 29 at 7:42
Kris
32.3k541116
edited Jun 29 at 8:07
answered Jun 29 at 7:42
Kris
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answered Jun 29 at 7:42
Kris
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answered Jun 29 at 7:42
Kris
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32.3k541116
Sometimes, whose is used for inanimate objects and for animals, but which is never used for human beings. I'd myself prefer not to use whose for inanimate objects and animals and use which instead.
– Kris
Jun 29 at 7:48
add a comment |
Sometimes, whose is used for inanimate objects and for animals, but which is never used for human beings. I'd myself prefer not to use whose for inanimate objects and animals and use which instead.
– Kris
Jun 29 at 7:48
Sometimes, whose is used for inanimate objects and for animals, but which is never used for human beings. I'd myself prefer not to use whose for inanimate objects and animals and use which instead.
– Kris
Jun 29 at 7:48
Sometimes, whose is used for inanimate objects and for animals, but which is never used for human beings. I'd myself prefer not to use whose for inanimate objects and animals and use which instead.
– Kris
Jun 29 at 7:48
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It's probably imported food not important food.
– Kris
Jun 29 at 7:44
See also: English Language Learners This question may already have been answered on this site or on English Language Learners.
– Kris
Jun 29 at 7:49
Oh, yes. Thanks you. That was my mistake.
– Yok
Jun 29 at 7:55
1
There is no general rule saying that because a particular rephrasing works in one situation it must work in all similar-looking ones. 'Whose' is a strange beast; it fundamentally refers to people, but its acceptable broadened usage (a toaster whose element has gone) makes it ideal in " ... a nation whose food culture is ..." where 'nation' is arguably abstract but refers to people.
– Edwin Ashworth
Jun 29 at 9:28
Thank you. Yes, it confused me as I thought "a nation" means "a country" in this context.
– Yok
Jun 29 at 13:23